Clark Nichols has spent a lifetime helping companies build their businesses, both as an employee in his early years, as an owner in his ambitious years, and as a consultant in his productive years. He is a natural born entrepreneur infused with a missionary zeal to help the next generation of entrepreneurs learn that business is a clean and honorable profession bound by rules of propriety as well as law.
Clark consults with companies in their infancy and has never had a failure. By the time companies reach adolescence, which by Clark’s definition begin s after the second year, the true test of management begins and Clark’s work is done. In his heyday, Clark helped more than forty companies go public, many through reverse mergers.
During This Show We Discuss…
Essential steps someone should take when starting a new business BEFORE they actually start it
The key elements to research to judge the possible success of your business
Things that you see successful business owners do right
The most important thing an individual needs to start or expand your business
Some of the foundational essentials that every business should have
Some core components that successful businesses share
The most important personality aspects successful business owners share
The role public relations have in a new business
Some of the most effective forms of marketing businesses use
How to get the startup money without giving up control of the business
When a business should consider going public versus looking for a buyer
The cost going public has
The time frame it takes for a company to go public
The revenue a business should make before going public
What a business should have before it goes public
Why a company should spend the money to go public when raising money for the business is more important
Commonalities businesses that go public have
And much more
Charlie oDonnell is the sole Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. His fund makes seed and pre-seed investments and was the first venture firm located in Brooklyn--where he was born and raised. Brooklyn Bridge invested in the first rounds of Canary, Orchard Platform, Tinybop, Hungryroot, Clubhouse, Ringly, and goTenna among others. He previously had investment roles at Union Square Ventures and First Round Capital.
Charlie has a reputation for being early to identifying important companies. Nick Bilton identifies him as an influence on early Twitter investors in his book, Hatching Twitter. Dennis Crowley credits him as having helped kick off the first funding of Foursquare before other VCs had said yes. At First Round Capital, he sourced the firm's investments in Singleplatform (sold to Constant Contact) and GroupMe (sold to Skype). Charlie discovered GroupMe at the hackathon where the service had been built. He also sourced investments in Backupify (which was an idea he had tweeted to the founder, a friend of his), chloe + isabel, and Refinery29.
Charlie bikes to work, has done four triathlons, the NYC marathon, and runs the kayaking program in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The longest he has consecutively been outside of the five boroughs of New York City is three weeks.
During This Show We Discuss…
What stage of growth a company should consider raising Venture Capital (VC)
The common attributes of companies that VCs look for to fund a deal
The importance of a business plan when it comes to getting an investment
How important the experience of the owner is to obtaining successful funding
The amounts of money VCs commonly lend
Which industries best attract venture capital
How your industry impacts your evaluation
What tools and services VCs use to evaluate the value of a company
The common mistakes made when founders start their companies
The common mistakes business owners make when trying to raise VC
Things that are an absolute turn off to lending money
The factors that make a company the most attractive to want to lend money
The types of systems or processes that should be in place before a company seeks venture capital
The percentage of ownership are VCs typically looking for
The level of involvement in the company VCs typically want to have
How long the process typically takes for a VC investment to take place
The metrics and analytics VCs track after investing
The changes that take place when a business brings in outside investors
David Pitts is the co-founder of Off Day Trainer, a text message automation, lead generation, and client management platform built specifically for fitness professionals. As a former gym owner, a Fitness Sales Manager, and personal trainer, David knows fitness. More importantly, he knows how to make fit pros successful using technology to make their sales cycle faster and client retention last longer.
During This Show We Discuss…
Why customer engagement is so important for business owners and how to master it
The best ways to effectively engage customers and clients for best results
How to personalize marketing with minimal time investment
The best ways to automate client engagement and retention
Things that you can do to deepen relationships with prospects and clients
Things you should be doing if you want to keep a client for life
How you can use text to automate both client maintenance and prospecting
Regulations you should be aware of when using text marketing
How to use text marketing to rapidly expand your business
And much more!
Peter Hug is the Director of Global Trade for Kitco Metals Inc. Peter has been involved in the precious metals industry since 1974. He speaks to thousands of viewers each week on Kitco News, drawing on years of frontline experience to provide a traders perspective on the market. Mr Hug contributes daily commentary and market insights for the millions of readers visiting Kitco.com each month.
A frequent speaker at precious metals conferences and in the financial media, Peter is one of a handful of experts who have succeeded through multiple bull and bear cycles using skills honed during the dramatic fluctuations of the 1980s. Prior to joining Kitco, Mr Hug served as Senior Vice President at Guardian Trust Company, now a part of Laurentian Bank, which became one of the largest international trading houses for precious metals.
During This Show We Discuss…
Where the price of gold and silver will go in the short, medium, and longer term
Why someone should consider buying gold
The kind of performance gold has had in the past
The difference between buying gold and buying silver
What is the right amount of gold or silver you should have in your portfolio
The difference between bars, coins, rounds, numismatics
How to best buy gold and silver
How to know you are getting a fair price
How much someone should expect to pay for an ounce of gold and silver
How to know you’re getting the best quality of gold and silver
Where you should store your gold and silver
And much more...